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Catalog Number CAS 1993-0001-0334   CAS 1993-0001-0334; Wood carving (hawk)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (hawk)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Yamagata Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Yonezawa; Village: Sasano; Shrine: Sasano Jinja
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1985
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood; Paint
Description Figurine of a hawk carved from a single piece of wood, with the carver using only two knives to form delicate feather patterns from shavings; Upper portion of carving is lightly painted; Lower portion of carving is unmodified.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 24.3, Width = 8.0, Depth = 11.2

Catalog Number CAS 1997-0001-0001   CAS 1997-0001-0001; Wood carving (hawk)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (hawk)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Yamagata Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Yonezawa; Village: Sasano; Shrine: Sasano Jinja
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1994
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Watercolor paint
Description Carving of hawk, made from single cylindrical section of tree branch using only one knife; Upper portion is carved in shape of hawk's head and body and sparsely painted in gray and yellow; Overlapping shavings on back and sides are partially cut from one end only, then curled upward to form wings and tail feathers; Name of temple at Sasano is stamped on lower side.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 34.0, Width = 12.5, Depth = 16.9

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0386   CAS 1993-0001-0386; Wood carving (horse)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (horse)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Aomori Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hachinohe
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.2, Width = 1.8, Length = 5.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0373   CAS 1993-0001-0373; Wood carving (horse)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (horse)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Fukushima Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Kooriyama
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.4, Width = 1.5, Length = 3.8

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0343   CAS 1993-0001-0343; Wood carving (horse)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (horse)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Fukushima Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Kooriyama
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1972
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood; Paint; Horse hair
Description Three-dimensional carving of a standing horse whose square-cut body is painted black and adorned with orange, blue, yellow, gold, and white trappings; Mane and tail are represented with actual horse hair.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.8, Width = 3.0, Length = ca. 6.7

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0236   CAS 1993-0001-0236; Wood carving (horse)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (horse)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Kyoto Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1990
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood; Paint; Unidentified plant fiber; Metal bell; Thread
Description Figurine of a horse in standing position, carved from a single piece of wood; Figure is unpainted except for red ears and mouth and black eyes, and various pieces of skirting, painted in colors of yellow, blue, white, red, and green; Bundles of straw-colored plant fibers are attached to represent the mane and tail; Small silver metal bell on purple thread is attached just below horse’s head.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.4, Width = 3.1, Length = 5.6

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0123   CAS 1993-0001-0123; Wood carving (man "looking amanu-hashidate")
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (man "looking amanu-hashidate")
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Kyoto Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.7, Width = 3.4, Depth = 2.6

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0318   CAS 1993-0001-0318; Wood carving (man at work)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (man at work)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Nagasaki Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.4, Width = 3.9, Length = 3.6

Catalog Number CAS 1993-0001-0322   CAS 1993-0001-0322; Wood carving (man)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (man)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Wakayama Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.8, Width = 4.2, Length = 3.7

Catalog Number CAS 1993-0001-0384   CAS 1993-0001-0384; Wood carving (man)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (man)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Hokkaido Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1985
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood; Stain
Description Stylized, three-dimensional carving of a standing man with a cylindrical body, wearing a street-length garment that also encloses the arms; Shoulder length hair (?) is cut in four tiers; Figure is lightly stained in a natural shade.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.2, Width = 3.7, Depth = 3.8

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0265   CAS 1993-0001-0265; Wood carving (man)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (man)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Shizuoka Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Izu
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1973
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description Carving of elderly man holding chisel and mallet and seated in front of small work bench, on which is a partially completed mask; Entire carving is unpainted and mounted on rectangular, unpainted wooden base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.7, Width = 5.9, Length = 9.2

Catalog Number CAS 1993-0001-0390   CAS 1993-0001-0390; Wood carving (peacock or pheasant)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (peacock or pheasant)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Mie Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Ise
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1960s
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood; Paint
Description Carving of peacock or pheasant, carved from single piece of wood; Long, curling wood shavings form wing and tail feathers; Body of bird is painted various shades of blue; Figure is mounted on unpainted wooden base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.4, Width = 4.1, Length = 12.1

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0374   CAS 1993-0001-0374; Wood carving (pig)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (pig)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Tottori Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Iwai
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.0, Width = 2.6, Length = 4.9

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0385   CAS 1993-0001-0385; Wood carving (tiger)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (tiger)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Nara Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.5, Width = 3.6, Length = 6.4

Catalog Number

CAS 2006-0009-0011   CAS 2006-0009-0011; Wood carving (tree)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (tree)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Hokkaido Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description Carving in the form of a winter flower, made from a single piece of wood and with a single knife; Flower is formed by shaving down one one end of a cylindrical rod and leaving the shaved strips still attached at their base; As each shaving gets longer, it curls and then overlaps earlier shavings to form a dense mass resembling a flower’s petals; Completed flower is completely undecorated.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.0, Max Diam = 17.3

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0242   CAS 1993-0001-0242; Wood carving (water buffalo)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (water buffalo)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Shimane Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.5, Width = 3.6, Length = 11.1

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0395   CAS 1993-0001-0395; Wood carving (woman)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carving (woman)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Wakayama Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Wakayama
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.1, Max Diam = 3.7

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0387A,B   CAS 1993-0001-0387A,B; Wood carvings (2 horses)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carvings (2 horses)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Fukushima Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Kooriyama
Maker's Name Chuhachi Nakamura
Date of Manufacture ca. 1955
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood; Paint; Unidentified plant fiber
Description A: Stylized figurine of a horse, carved from a single piece of wood, painted white, and fitted with red bridle, blue saddle and gold blanket beneath its head; Mane and tail are represented by bundles of straw-colored plant fibers; Figurine represents Yoro-go, a horse noted for its superior form and beauty that lived during the Bunkyu Era (1861-1863) and was immortalized as a sculpture dedicated at the Miharu Dai-jingu shrine and became a charm for the elderly; B: Black horse similar to above except for its color, the use of horse or human hair to represent the mane and tail, and the fact that it serves as a charm for child-rearing, ensuring healthy children.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.1, Width = 1.9, Length = 3.6

Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0287A,B   CAS 1993-0001-0287A,B; Wood carvings (woman and girl)
Category Carvings; Folk Toys
Object Name Wood carvings (woman and girl)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Akita Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood: cryptomeria; Paint
Description Pair of stylized carvings, one of a young girl and the other of a woman, each with a cylindrical body which is painted with a face and stylized clothing to represent the blue and white homespun kasuri pattern and the straw snow and rain coat (mino) worn in the north.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.0, Max Diam = 2.8

Catalog Number

CAS 2006-0009-0010A-D   CAS 2006-0009-0010A-D; Chopsticks and carrying cases (2)
Category Culinary Items; Folk Toys
Object Name Chopsticks and carrying cases (2)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Tokyo Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Paper
Description Two pair of wooden chopsticks (B and D; individual chopsticks are not separated), each inside a folded paper carrying case (A and C) with a leaf print on the outside; Also attached to the front of each carrying case is a small doll with a body made from a toothpick and dressed in an elaborate kimono and obi made from folded paper; The two kimonos are worn in a different manner and the dolls’ hairstyles also differ from one another; Dolls of this type are especially popular around the time of Hina Matsuri, observed on March 3 and sometimes referred to as Girls Day, although its history and traditions are much more complex.
Dimensions (cm) Width = A,C=5.0; B,D=1.4, Thickness = A,C=0.7; B,D=0.5, Length = A,C=22.3; B,D=23.5
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